Dede Westbrook | Wide Receiver

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Westbrook (6’0/178) spent two years at OU after transferring from JUCO, stacking a 126/2,267/21 (18.0 YPR) career receiving line and finishing as a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2016. He dabbled on kickoff and punt returns as a senior, bringing back a punt 71 yards to the house. Westbrook blazed 4.39 at his Pro Day, but the rest of his workout underwhelmed. NFL scouts expressed concern about Westbrook’s interviews, commitment, and pre-draft preparation at the Combine. Westbrook’s tape reveals a dynamic weapon with terrific hands, dropping just 4-of-84 catchable targets in 2016. Whether Westbrook realizes his immense promise is entirely up to him. Sat, Apr 29, 2017 12:23:00 PM

"I've heard other scouts compare him to Will Fuller but that's just too much in my opinion. Fuller's football speed was off the charts," the scout explained. "Fuller would get his separation on speed alone but I think Westbrook is helped out a little bit by the offense Oklahoma runs. I like him but I don't 'Will Fuller like him.'" Even if he doesn't have the lightning speed of Fuller, speed is most definitely Westbrook's game. On pro day, he ran the 40-yard dash in a scintillating 4.34 seconds. However, he also struggled in agility drills. That lack of shimmy, coupled with what Tony Pauline reported as "horrible" interviews at the Combine, could relegate Westbrook to a late Day 3 selection or even a slide out of the draft altogether. Sat, Mar 18, 2017 03:49:00 PM

Pro Football Focus sees a little Marvin Harrison in the game of Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook.

"Both players had slim builds with questions about whether they could hold up in the league. Like Westbrook, Harrison possessed great deep speed and incredible quickness in and out of his cuts," notes the PFF analysis team. While Westbrook has shown the aforementioned quickness on game film, it did not translate to his testing work on OU's Wednesday pro day. The 5-foot-11, 178-pounder was clocked at sludge-like 7.24 seconds in the three-cone drill. There are also questions about his demeanor and off-field conduct which could potentially sink the speedster's draft hopes. Thu, Mar 9, 2017 05:38:00 PM

Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook registered a 40-yard dash of 4.34 seconds at the program's pro day on Wednesday.

While Westbrook aced the 40 -- that should come as no surprise -- he failed to impress on the whole. Particularly when it came to drills that measure change-of-direction and agility. The 5-foot-11, 178-pounder's three-cone drill time of 7.24 seconds was downright abysmal. For reference's sake, WKU WR Taywan Taylor's three-cone time of 6.57 seconds was the fastest at the Combine. Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline reported earlier this week that multiple teams are withholding a draftable grade from the former Oklahoma standout, due in part to interviews gone awry, ones in which Westbrook came across as "guarded" and "seemed untruthful." Thu, Mar 9, 2017 02:49:00 PM

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